Renaissance
New bookkeeping practices that enhanced trade after the end of the Middle Ages were made easier by the use of -
Arabic numerals
In Florence, the Medici were
Bankers
Which economic practice was condemned by the Church in the Middle Ages?
Charging interest, usury
In what way did the Church show the influence of humanism beginning in the 14th century?
Church officials became patrons of the arts
How did the Italian Renaissance differ from the Northern Renaissance?
Classical learning was combined with Church teachings in the north
After the end of feudalism, what event stimulated trade?
Crusades
Wrote the Praise of Folly to express concerns about the decline of ethics. Wanted a traslation of the Bible in the vernacular.
Desiderius Erasmus
Who was known as the "Leonardo of the North"?
Durer
What region was the center of the Northern Renaissance?
Flanders
Name three important Italian city-states
Flocence, Genoa, and Venice
• Were sea ports in northern Italy • Located on trade routes connecting markets in Europe with the Middle East and North Africa • Acted as distribution centers to northern Europe • Developed banking networks These characteristics best desrcibe--
Genoa, Florence, and Venice, Milan
Many ideas of the European Renaissance were based on the cultures of ancient
Greece and Rome
How did humanism try to balance intellect and faith?
Humanism encouraged people to think about Church teachings
The Last Supper was painted during which time period?
Italian Renaissance
Which statement accurately describes the trading position of Italy?
Italy had major trade routes passing through it
Who was the first European to write about Arabic numbers?
Leonardo Fibonacci
Use this list to answer the next question. • it is better to be feared, than loved • do good if possible, do evil if necessary • the ends justify the means • a leader should have absolute power
Machiavelli
Which Renaissance writer advocated the philosophy that "the end justifies the means?"
Machiavelli
The banking family that supported the arts and were politically active were the
Medicis
Who painted the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
Who wrote the book Utopia?
More
• The end justifies the means. • Rulers should do good if possible, but must be evil when necessary. • Rulers should do anything necessary to achieve and maintain absolute power These statements best reflect the ideas of--
Niccolo Machiavelli
Which of the following cities did not give birth to the Renaissance? Florence Rome Venice Paris
Paris
He is considered the "father" of humanism and was a poet.
Petrarch
Who is known as "the father of Humanism?"
Petrarch
Which invention was most important in spreading the Renaissance?
Printing press
Who painted the School of Athens?
Raphael
What style of architecture became common during the Renaissance?
Roman
This poet and playwright was from England:
Shakespeare
Which English playwrite wrote 37 plays that are still preformed around the world today?
Shakespeare
What figure of the northern Renaissance wrote Utopia?
Sir Thomas More
Michelangelo is famous for his work in what building?
Sistine Chapel
Machiavelli's book on secular statecraft is entitled
The Prince
Which book written by Machiavelli was a guide for rulers?
The Prince
What made Florence an early center of the Renaissance?
The city had great wealth
The Prince is famous for advocating what idea?
The end result always justifies the means
How did Europeans gain access to ancient Greek works?
The works were preserved by Muslims and translated into Latin by Church scholars
What role did merchants play in the Italian Renaissance?
They patronized, or hired, artists
How did Christian scholars gain new knowledge about medicine and science?
They stuidied in Muslim libraries in Spain
Why did scholars study the classics in the 14th and 15th centuries?
They wanted to learn more about the ancient Greeks and Romans
The Prince was--
a book that told rulers how to gain and keep control
In northern Italy, the Church's rule against usury came into conflict with-
banks' practice of charging interest on loans
The use of perspective allowed artist to
create the appearance of three dimensions in their paintings
The Praise of Folly was written to--
criticize and condemn the Church
What characterizes many works of Renaissance literature?
focus on people as individuals
Humanism is an intellectual movement that
focuses on the potential of humans to achieve
During the Renaissance, Florence was most noted for its
great artist
One factor contributing to the increased accuracy of maps in the Renaissance was
greater knowledge about the physical world
The engineering achievment often associated with the Renaissance is the construction of
huge domes on cathedrals
People who studied Greek and Roman culture and used it to understand their own times were known as--
humanists
The Church's rule against lending money and charging interest-
led to the rise of banking houses
In the early Renaissance, what new monetary device expanded the supply of money and expedited trade?
letters of credit
What invention had the greatest influence on the spread of ideas in the Northern Renaissance?
moveable type
What led to the rise of city-states in northern Italy?
profits from trade between Europe and the Middle East
The European Renaissance resulted in
the creation of art and literature focused on the secular which led to decreased power of the Church
Which event was a trigger for birth of the Northern Renaissance?
the end of the bubonic plague
Machiavelli promoted the idea that
the ends justify the means
Which condition helped spread Renaissance ideas?
the growth of cities
Wealth accumulated from European trade with the Middle East led to -
the rise of Italian city-states
Define the term usury?
to charge interest on a loan
The Italian city-states became important. What led to the rise of Florence, Venice, and Genoa?
trade between Europe and the Middle East
Which of the following represents an artist of the Northern Renaissance?Michelangelo van Eyck Leonardo da Vinci Machiavelli
van Eyck
The Renaissance artists were supported by
wealthy patrons
What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?
wealthy patrons
The Italian city-states--
were controlled by families of the merchant class
Renaissance artist tended to produce works that
were realistic
